Homosexuality & Lesbianism: Gay or Straight-- Is There A Choice?
Homosexuality & Lesbianism: Gay or Straight-- Is There A Choice?
In this film, psychologists, psychiatrists, and gay people speak directly to young people and address themselves to their questions, concerns, and fears about homosexuality: Film is driven by the voice over of individuals telling their stories about relationships & sexuality.
Homosexuality & Lesbianism: Gay or Straight-- Is There A Choice?
Shadow on the pavement of a person riding a bicycle. Feet on the pedals of the bike. Pan up to face of man riding the bike. Voice over talks about the fear of not being accepted because he is gay.
Homosexuality & Lesbianism: Gay or Straight-- Is There A Choice?
Woman outside her home, carries a garden hose to the car to wash it. Voice over talks about a woman discovering she is not attracted to men. Another woman comes out w/ a bucket of water & they begin to wash the car. Voice over talks about her relationship w/ another woman.
Homosexuality & Lesbianism: Gay or Straight-- Is There A Choice?
Lots of cars in a parking lot. Pan up to MS of Dr. Ron Langevin, psychiatrist. He talks about patients who are homosexual. (He discusses this in general, no names are mentioned.) He has come to the conclusion that homosexuality is not a disease.
Homosexuality & Lesbianism: Gay or Straight-- Is There A Choice?
Man riding a bike. Voice over talks about his struggle dealing w/ his sexuality when he was a young boy. He rides the bike through a park in an urban area.
Homosexuality & Lesbianism: Gay or Straight-- Is There A Choice?
MS of Dr. Ron Langevin, psychiatrist, talking about his work w/ patients & research on sexuality.
Homosexuality & Lesbianism: Gay or Straight-- Is There A Choice?
Several men sitting in a room, looks like some sort of support group. Man talks about how he was fired from a job because he is gay. Cut back & forth between the men in the group. They discuss various ways in which society discriminates against them.
Homosexuality & Lesbianism: Gay or Straight-- Is There A Choice?
Pan across a classroom full of high school students. Adults sit at the front of the class. They lead a discussion w/ the students about homosexuality. Footage cuts back & forth as different people talk about their feelings & stereotypes. MS of Dr. Ron Langevin, psychiatrist, talking about stereotypes.
Homosexuality & Lesbianism: Gay or Straight-- Is There A Choice?
2 woman washing their car. Voice over talks about problems when they are stereotyped. High school classroom, adults lead a discussion about homosexuality. Shots of students & adults talking. Teens giggle & don't really know how to talk about the topic.
Homosexuality & Lesbianism: Gay or Straight-- Is There A Choice?
MS of Dr. Daniel Paitich, Psychiatrist, talks about how teens deal w/ homosexuality. MS of Dr. Ron Langevin, psychiatrist, talking about his work w/ patients.
Homosexuality & Lesbianism: Gay or Straight-- Is There A Choice?
MS of Dr. G.E. Warme, Psychiatrist. He sits on a bench in a park talking about his work w/ patients. Kids playing ball in the park. Dr. Warme works to change someone w/ homosexual behavior to heterosexual.
Homosexuality & Lesbianism: Gay or Straight-- Is There A Choice?
High school classroom, adults lead a discussion about homosexuality. MS of Dr. Ron Langevin, psychiatrist, talking about his work w/ patients. CU of a hand w/ electrodes being attached. Pan up to a man looking at a slide projection. Voice over describes this as one method doctors try to use to "cure" homosexuals. He is opposed to this type of treatment. It is adverse conditioning. Man gets a shock while he looks of pictures of males, but no shock while he is looking at women.
Homosexuality & Lesbianism: Gay or Straight-- Is There A Choice?
MS of Dr. G.E. Warme, Psychiatrist. He talks about research & treatment of homosexuals. Woman buying groceries at an open air market. MS of Dr. G.E. Warme.
Homosexuality & Lesbianism: Gay or Straight-- Is There A Choice?
DO NOT USE Still photos of gay & lesbian couples.
Homosexuality & Lesbianism: Gay or Straight-- Is There A Choice?
MS of Dr. Daniel Paitich, Psychiatrist talks about his work w/ the young people of the gay community.
Homosexuality & Lesbianism: Gay or Straight-- Is There A Choice?
LS of tall urban buildings out a window. Pan back to a man playing the piano. Voice over talks about how he has adjusted to living as a homosexual.
Homosexuality & Lesbianism: Gay or Straight-- Is There A Choice?
CU of a man's hands, pan up to his face. Group of men in one room, looks like a support group. He talks about trying to come to terms w/ his sexuality & dating girls unsuccessfully. MS of Dr. Daniel Paitich, Psychiatrist talks about his work w/ the young people of the gay community.
Homosexuality & Lesbianism: Gay or Straight-- Is There A Choice?
MS of Dr. G.E. Warme, Psychiatrist. He talks about research & treatment of homosexuals. He believes that homosexuals can be treated & cured.
Homosexuality & Lesbianism: Gay or Straight-- Is There A Choice?
High school classroom, adults lead a discussion about homosexuality. Students talk about their feelings toward homosexuality. Pedestrians walking down a very busy, crowed urban sidewalk. Man is eating an ice cream cone. Women grocery shopping.